From the 150 Best series, a gorgeous collection of inspiring design ideas for transforming tiny interiors into beautiful and inviting living spaces. Over the past decade, tiny spaces have grown in popularity thanks to skyrocketing real estate costs, increased awareness of climate change, and a return to urban living.
From the highly successful 150 Best series, the ultimate resource for single home buyers and owners, architects, developers, and designers, filled with contemporary, fresh ideas for sustainable construction and gorgeous interiors, vividly captured in hundreds of stunning four-color photographs. 150 Best All New House Ideas is a visually stunning look at the latest in innovative home construction and interior design. It brings together an extensive collection of single-family houses from all over the world, created by distinguished international architects and designers who have worked to achieve practical and functional solutions adapted to the specific needs and particular tastes of their clients. Each of the 150 houses profiled showcases the latest trends and up-to-date influences from around the world. The houses displayed come in all sizes, from mini cottages to multi-room manors. Taking advantage of technological advances in building and materials, all of these homes are beautiful and inviting as well as energy efficient and environmentally friendly. This beautiful compilation brings together the diversity of current trends in house design and is an inspirational source of ideas for homeowners and those considering buying, interior designers, builders, architects, lighting, textile, and furniture makers, and students.
This gorgeous full-color guide in the popular design series showcases 150 apartments that demonstrate the range and imagination of some of the world's top architects and interior designers working today. Homeowners, designers, and architects are always looking for new sources of inspiration.
As the need for affordable, eco-friendly housing continues to rise, so does the bar for attractive, easy-to-construct designs from today’s architects. In A House in a Prefab Houses we’ve gathered the most innovative and thoughtfully planned homes, prefabricated to perfection. From a desert oasis in Nevada to a tucked away tree house in Cabo da Roca, these international styles artfully combine elegance with convenience.
"An irresistible package filled with hundreds of full-color photographs, 150 Best New Cottage and Cabin Ideas profiles exemplary designs of getaway homes and countryside residencies. New ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a home are always of essential value to architects, designers, and homeowners alike. This book offers an extensive collection of cabins and cottages from all over the world, devised by distinguished international architects and designers who have worked to achieve practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and particular tastes of their clients. This compilation expresses the diversity of current trends in house design and provides an inspirational source of ideas for homeowners and those active in the field of design and architecture"--
This book shows the transformation of an existing apartment with problems into a new, open floor space that satisfies the needs of the owners. The books presents the transformation of this spaces through full color and b&w images and drawings of the before and after. A description of the project, beginning with an overview of the existing conditions and a wish list of changes, adds to the comprehensibility of the work. Architects/designers, owners, builders or any member of the team involved in the construction bring in their own experience to point out the challenges faced during the remodel, including code issues, structural upgrading, pipework changes, and the inability to fully satisfy the owners spatial requirements. The description mentions the improvements and how these have increased the value of the property.
Discover the latest innovations in tiny space design in this lush compendium in the 150 Best series, showcasing 150 full-color profiles. As the price of large residences have become increasingly out of reach for many people, aspiring home owners have begun to think smaller. 150 Best Tiny Space Ideas is an exciting overview of the smallest living space designs— architectural and decorating trends that combine to make dwellings under 450 square feet feel welcoming and expansive. All the projects featured in this handsome reference were created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients. Encompassing current trends in small space design, this latest volume in the highly successful 150 Best offers the work of international visionaries who have created and transformed a range of accommodations, from a micro-apartment in Taipei City to a silo in Phoenix to an island shack in British Columbia. Filled with black-and-white and four-color photos throughout, 150 Best Tiny Space Ideas is an inspirational resource for designers, interior decorators, and architects, as well homeowners interested in creating warm and truly livable homes regardless of space limitations.
Interior design projects for residential spaces where plants are part of the basic design, adding personality and life to the decor and counteracting the negative effects of city living.
The ultimate resource for modern apartment design and renovation, featuring hundreds of creative ideas from around the world, curated by the author of Open Concept Houses and the 150 Best design series. With the explosion in popularity of urban living, more people are trading houses for high-rises. But these sophisticated urbanites don't want to sacrifice the expansive feel that a house affords. The answer is open concept apartments. By eliminating doorways and walls, open concept design blends separate areas for cooking, eating, and entertaining into one breezy, bright, large, unconstructed space. Special touches-from furniture to lighting to accessories-can be used to subtly define each area, creating a sense of expansiveness and intimacy. Open Concept Apartments brings together a number of examples from all over the world-from New York to Sydney, Chicago to Rio de Janeiro, Santa Monica to Tel Aviv-that magnificently illustrate this popular design trend. Showcasing the vision and brilliance of distinguished international architects and designers, each of these apartments-including both original constructions and renovations-have been created using practical and functional solutions that suit the needs and tastes of their individual clients. Packed with more than five-hundred pages filled with gorgeous and inspiring before-and-after color photographs, as well as handy floor plans, Open Concept Apartments is an essential resource for architects and interior designers and an inspirational guide for every apartment dweller.
Featuring stunning full-color photographs and detailed floor plans, this book serves as an inspiring resource for homeowners and designers alike. It showcases 150 exceptional interior designs from around the globe, offering insights into decorating ideas and creative tips. Each featured interior demonstrates how to utilize straightforward techniques to create a beautiful, functional home that aligns with individual needs and lifestyles, all while achieving an aesthetically pleasing result.